Water-meter connection.



G. B. BASSETT. WATER METER CONNECTION.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 20, 1908.

Patented Mar. 29, 1910.

Winesws hm/(M W. [Ya/MA UTll $TATES GEORGE B. BASSETT, OF BUFFALO, N'EW 'YO'RK.

WATER-METER CONNECTION.

Application filed July 20. 1908. Serial No. 444,449.

'lo all whom it may concern:

Be it.known that I, Gsonon B. BAssa'rr, a citizen of the United States, residing at Buti'alo,in the county ofErie and State of New York, have invented a new and useful \Vater-Meter Connection, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates more part ieularly to connecting a water meter in a horizontal position to a vertical service pipe and the ob jects of my improvements are, first-to provide a permanent fitting in a service pipe to which a water meter may be conveniently attached and detached without disturbing the pipe or its alincment. Second-to provide fittings for conveniently connecting a water meter having inlet and outlet spuds inaxial horizontal alinement to a vertical service pipe. Thirdto provide a receptacle for holding a strainer and any gravel or other foreign substances that may collect' about it so that they may be readily removed, and fourth-to provide a sealing device for the connection. I attain these objects by the devices illustrated in the acconipanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a vertical section of the entire device and Fig. 2, a top view of the same.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts in each view.

1 is a vertical service pipe in which is inserted the special fitting 2 which is provided with union coupling spigot 3 and coupling nut 4, so that the usual threaded joints may be properly made. Special fitting 2 is divided into two compartments 5 and 6 by septum 7. Horizontal tube 8 is connected to compartment 5 through side outlet 9 by a threaded joint, by which it may be adjusted in or out to correspond with the length of meter 13. Vertically over outlet 9, and with its axis-in the same plane as axis of outlet 9, is side outlet 10 provided with a recess in which is located leather or rubber washer l1 and which also receives the outlet spud 12 of meter 13.

Inlet spud 14 of meter 13, and washer 15 are received by the recessed part of opening 16 in bent tube 17, which connects the outlet end of tube 8 with the meter inlet spud. At the lower part of bent tube 17 is opening 18, the elongated recessed part of which re- "ceives washer l9 and the outer end of horizontal tube 8 in which is placed removable cone strainer 20. The object of elongating the recess in, opening 18 scopic supporting joint to bent tube 17 while meter is being at in place. I

U clamp 21 1s passed around special fittin 2 in circular groove 22 and its ends 23 an 24. passed through lugs 25 and 26 formed on the sides-of bent tube 17 and are threaded to receive clamping nuts 27 and 28,

by tightening which the meter and also the strainer are clamped and held in place.

29 and 30 are holes in the ends of U clamp 21,-in which the sealing wire 31 is placed and then sealed by soft metal seal 32.

is to give a tele- Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Pat out is 7 1.- The-combination with a special fitting mounted in a service pipe and having an opening and a separate compartment at each end to which the service pipe is attached, two side outlets both facing the same way and each communicating with one of said compartments, and a water meter having inlet and outlet spuds in axial alinement on opposite sides of said meter, one spud being attached to one of said side outlets, of piping lying wholly outside of said meter and connecting the other spud of said meter to the other side outlet of said fitting; substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. The combination with a special fitting having openings in vertical axial alinement to.,wh1ch a vertical service pipe is attached,

for the purpose described.

' 3. The combination with a special fitting having openings to which a service pipe is attached, a septum dividing the interior of said fitting into two compartments, two circular side outlets both facing the same way each communicating with one of said compartments, a water meter having inlet and outlet spuds in axial alinement attached directly to one of said outlets, a bent tube and a water meter having the other spud to the other outlet ;substantially as and a tube parallel to the axis of said meter spuds connecting said water meter to the other outlet, of a strainer removably mounted in said parallel tube; substantial y as and for the purpose des ribed.

' 4. The combinat'on with a special fitting having openings to which a service pipe is attached, a septum dividing, the interior of said fittiiiginto two compartments, two circular side outlets each communicating with one of said compartments, a water meter having inlet and outlet spuds'in axial alines ment, one of said spuds being compartments, a Water meter having inlet and outlet spuds in axial alinement on opposite sldes of said meter, one of which spuds is attached directly to one of said outlets, a bent tube and a tube parallel with the axis of said meter spuds connecting the other s ud to the other outlet, of a clam adapte to clam said meter between said fittin and said bent tube; substantially as and or the purpose described.

(3. The combination with a special fitting having openings to which a service ipe is permanently attached, a septum dlviding the interior of said fitting into two compartments, two side outlets each communicating with one of said compartments, a water meter and piping removably attached to said outlets a 0 amp ada ted to hold said meter said piping and said fitting together, of a ceases seal for sealing said clam substantially as and for the purpose descri ed.

7. The combination with a special fitting having openings to which a service pipe is attached, a septum dividing the interior of said fitting into two compartments, two sep- Qattached directly to the other of saidoutlets and arallel with the axial line of said meter spu s, a compression joint in contact with one spud of said meter, a second compression 1011K in contact with one end of said paral el tube, a bent tube connectin one 8 lid of said meter with one end of sai para lel tube and a clamp adapted to compress both compression joints at once; substantially as and for the purpose described.

8. The combination with a s ecial fitting mounted in a service pipe an having an opening and a separate compartment at each end to which the service pipe is attached, two side outlets both facing the same way and each communicating with one of said compartments, a water meter having inlet and outlet spuds in axial alinement and having one spud .attached directly to one of said side outlets and piping lying wholly outside of said meter connecting the other spud to the other side outlet, of a compression joint in contact with one spud of' said meter and a second compression joint in contact with said connecting pipe and located in a plane parallel with said first compression Joint; substantially as. and for the purpose described.

GEORGE B. BASSETT.

Witnesses:

CLIFFORD W. HALL, A. E. VINER. 

